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18 Anyone who turns away from good teaching will become poor and ashamed.
    But if you accept advice when you do something wrong, people will respect you.
19 It is very nice to receive the things that you want.
    But foolish people refuse to stop doing evil things.
20 If you have wise people as your friends, you will become wise yourself.
    But if you have foolish friends, you will hurt yourself.

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18 Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,(A)
    but whoever heeds correction is honored.(B)

19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul,(C)
    but fools detest turning from evil.

20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
    for a companion of fools suffers harm.(D)

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